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Mother Teresa Was Born On August 27,1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Mother Teresa's Original Name Was Agnes Gonxha
Mother Teresa Was Born On August 27,1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Mother Teresa's Original Name Was Agnes Gonxha
1981 Mother Teresa also began the Corpus Christi Movement for Priests as a little way of holiness for those who
desire to share in her charism and spirit.
She has received a number of awards and distinctions Numerous awards, beginning with the Indian Padmashri Award
in 1962 and notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, honoured her work, while an increasingly interested media began to
follow her activities. She received both prizes and attention for the glory of God and in the name of the poor. These
include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding
(1972), Balzan Prize (1978), Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna (1980).
The whole of Mother Teresas life and labour bore witness to the joy of loving, the greatness and dignity of every human
person, the value of little things done faithfully and with love, and the surpassing worth of friendship with God. On March
13, 1997, Mother Teresa stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity. On 5 September Mother Teresas
earthly life came to an end. She died on September 5, 1997, just 9 days after her 87th birthday. She was given the
honour of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries
of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother
Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus plea,
Come be My light, made her a Missionary of Charity, a mother to the poor, a symbol of compassion to the world, and
a living witness to the thirsting love of God. Following Mother Teresa's death, the Holy See began the process of
beatification, the second step towards possible canonization, or sainthood.
Less than two years after her death, in view of Mother Teresas widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being
reported, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization. On 20 December 2002 he approved
the decrees of her heroic virtues and miracles.